Another 21/22 Allure product coming to epack on Mon (9/18/23)

[worldtravel00]

Yet another 21/22 product, 21/22 UD Allure coming to UD epack on Monday, 9/18/23 at Noon PDT.

It's bit insane product schedules last two to three months:
* 20/21 SP Legendary (epack)
* 21/22 Parkhurst (epack)
* 21/22 Stature (physical)
* 21/22 Ultimate Collection (physical)
* 21/22 Fleer Ultra (epack)
* 21/22 Ovation (epack)
* 21/22 Credentials (physical)
* 22 Team Canada (epack)
* 22/23 Sky Metal (physical)
* 22/23 UD2 (epack)
* 23/24 MVP (physical)

Not sure there are enough hockey collectors to absorb three/four products in the timeline let alone the onslaught of these products. Also, everyone is waiting for 23/24 products with Benard. UD must be bit insane...

[actionbryan]

They aren’t insane , they are just releasing their normally scheduled programming, a lot of which is overdue .

It does suck from an epack achievement standpoint because people tend to stop buying something (ovation, ultra, parkhurst ) once new product lands , so those achievements turn ultra hard

[CalderCityCards]

Quick ePack question - has Upper Deck historically adjusted their pricing for ePack released products to align with market prices at the time or is it more like they put them out more of a "MSRP" and let them sell through (or not) at that price with the occasional reduction/sale if necessary to move them?

Context for my question is that my understanding is direct cost for 2023-24 Upper Deck S1 (and presumably S2) went up very little from 2022-23. If the inclusion of Bedard in S2 drives the secondary market price up considerably for S2 boxes, is that likely to be reflected in the ePack release price or is Upper Deck more likely to remain consistent with the ePack pricing for S1?

I'm relatively new to ePack, so not sure if there's been a recent example of a release that remained in high/relatively high demand by the time it hit ePack.....as opposed to most that seem to hit after demand his softened significantly

[anusinha]

They seem to price at msrp or higher, but only lower the price after a LOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNG time. I think they still have those 2017 Grandeur coins available.

[Satan]

Pre-pandemic ePack pricing was at or below MSRP.

Post-pandemic, especially 2022/23, pricing has trended at or above MSRP.

[actionbryan]

Originally Posted by anusinha

They seem to price at msrp or higher, but only lower the price after a LOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNG time. I think they still have those 2017 Grandeur coins available.

Coins sold out a few months ago.

And sales on cool inventory pretty much never happen.

They did have a 25% off last year's extended and 50% off AHL (which isn't anything mind blowing) but that is the closest I have ever seen them come to a sale on a current year product.

My experience on epack only goes back to December 2021 though.

[glen87]

Originally Posted by worldtravel00

Yet another 21/22 product, 21/22 UD Allure coming to UD epack on Monday, 9/18/23 at Noon PDT.

It's bit insane product schedules last two to three months:
* 20/21 SP Legendary (epack)
* 21/22 Parkhurst (epack)
* 21/22 Stature (physical)
* 21/22 Ultimate Collection (physical)
* 21/22 Fleer Ultra (epack)
* 21/22 Ovation (epack)
* 21/22 Credentials (physical)
* 22/23 Sky Metal (physical)
* 22/23 UD2 (epack)
* 23/24 MVP (physical)

Not sure there are enough hockey collectors to absorb three/four products in the timeline let alone the onslaught of these products. Also, everyone is waiting for 23/24 products with Benard. UD must be bit insane...

you missed Team Canada (epack) last week

[ThatGuyPal]

The classic announcement/promotion for e-pack releases under the guise of "another product?!?!?" just on schedule lol right before the release like the others lol

[glen87]

$12.99 / $99.99 / $974.99

[Gurds]

Bought 6 packs in pairs of 2s.

Hit 3 autos. Best one being a Byfield Blue Line /35

Also hit two serial numbered cards in the other 3 packs.

I think I'll stop while I'm ahead